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Despite Iran’s vast natural gas and oil reserves, years of underinvestment, economic mismanagement, corruption and sanctions have left the energy sector ill-prepared for seasonal surges.

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

The Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Iranian government, reported on Tuesday, December 2024 that the famous Iranian singer faces two legal cases. In the first, he has been sentenced to 10 years ...

Two LGBT activists have been sentenced to death in Iran, rights groups say. A court in Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, guilty of "corruption on Earth". The Hengaw ...

While Mahsa Amini's death was the catalyst for wider unrest in Iran, it has also been driven by long-standing discontent over poverty, unemployment, inequality, injustice and corruption.

“This law will only breed fierce resistance and defiance among women in and outside Iran.” "Corruption on earth" The new law defines different degrees of 'improper dressing' with varying penaltie ...

In his first appearance in court for corruption charges, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare his stark disagreements with former President Barack Obama over Iran and a Palestinian ...